Nearby, the ocean ... and islands that form the Galápagos archipelago, a province of Ecuador that straddles the Equator. Rebuffed, the sea retreats in a white flag of foam. On a shelf above ...

The best time to explore the Galápagos Islands is from December to May ... comes a myriad of underwater species attracted to rich oceanic nutrients, making this season the best time to go ...

By 2014, the cold water pocket extended across the entire western coasts of the islands. A shift in trade winds and underwater ocean currents likely caused the Galapagos cold pool expansion ...

The Galápagos are an archipelago, or group of islands, off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are quite close together and they have similar landscapes, plants and animals.

The Galápagos are an archipelago, or group of islands, off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are quite close together and they have similar landscapes, plants and animals.

They still are. The 19 islands are the tips of volcanoes that began emerging from the ocean some five million years ago, steaming with fresh lava and devoid of life. The plants and animals that ...